On January 15, 1846, Samuel Morse received patent for an improved single-wire telegraph system. He also helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy. By…
Tag: TDIPH
This Day in Patent History - On January 14, 1904, Emile Savoye patented the famous Savoye Corset
On January 14, 1904, Emile Savoye patented the famous Savoye Corset. Emile Savoye lived in Paris and held patents for corset designs in both the…
This Day in Patent History - On January 13, 1942, Henry Ford patented a Soybean car (a plastic car), which is 30% lighter than a regular car
On January 13, 1942, Henry Ford patented a Soybean car (a plastic car), which is 30% lighter than a regular car. Henry Ford came up…
This Day in Patent History - On January 12, 1901, Melvin F Rock filed a patent for a bicycle pump housed within the seat-post tube of the bicycle frame
On January 12, 1901, Melvin F Rock filed a patent for a bicycle pump housed within the seat-post tube of the bicycle frame. We wonder…
This Day in Patent History - On January 11, 1955, Lloyd Conover patented the antibiotic tetracycline
On January 11, 1955, Lloyd Conover patented the antibiotic tetracycline. By 1958, tetracycline became the most prescribed broad spectrum antibiotic in the U.S. For this…
This Day in Patent History - On January 10, 1893, Thomas Lane patented the electric gas lighter
On January 10, 1893, Thomas Lane patented the electric gas lighter. Patent Information Publication number: US489653 A Patent Title: Electric gas-lighter Publication type: Grant…
This Day in Patent History - On January 9, 1894, Nikola Telsa was granted a patent was granted for a coil for Electro-Magnets
On January 9, 1894, Nikola Telsa was granted a patent was granted for a coil for Electro-Magnets. Features of the coil – Effect of mutual…
This Day in Patent History - On January 8, 1889, Herman Hollerith received an initial patent for his electromechanical punched card tabulator to assist in summarizing information and accounting
On January 8, 1889, Herman Hollerith received an initial patent for his electromechanical punched card tabulator to assist in summarizing information and accounting. He was…
This Day in Patent History - On January 7, 1913, William Burton was granted a patent for thermal cracking process for extracting gasoline
On January 7, 1913, William Burton was granted a patent for thermal cracking process for extracting gasoline. This patented technology doubled the yield of gasoline…
This Day in Patent History - On January 6, 1925, Agronomist George Washington Carver was granted patent #1,522,176 for cosmetics made from peanuts
On January 6, 1925, Agronomist George Washington Carver was granted patent #1,522,176 for cosmetics made from peanuts. He was born into slavery in Missouri. He…